Liberal Faction of Kalat

The Liberal Faction of Kalat was a liberal political faction in Kalat that was active from 1836 to 1839. The faction, representing a minor clique at the Khan's court, supported economic liberalization, religious freedom, equal rights for Baluchis and Pashtuns, and pacifism. It challenged the authority of the Khan and the Islamic clerics, leading to the party being unpopular before its dissolution upon Britain's annexation of Kalat in 1839.